Smart door locks for self-serve golf venues
Golf O'Clock connects your smart lock to your bookings, so customers with a confirmed booking open your front door from their phone around their booking time. For after-hours or unstaffed venues, the door has to know who's booked.
How it works
Connect your lock provider and add your doors. When a customer has a confirmed booking, their booking page shows an unlock button for each door they can use, active around their booking time. Every confirmation also includes a "Getting in" link that opens the doors and their bay.
Supported locks
Kisi, Avigilon Alta (Openpath), RemoteLock and Rhombus, plus other locks that offer a secure web connection. Some doors can also use QR entry codes in the confirmation email. If you're still choosing hardware, see our roundup of access control for indoor golf.
Control who gets in
Restrict a door to certain customers, such as a members-only entrance, and test each door from the management screen before opening day.
Why venues use it
Door access tied to bookings is what makes unstaffed hours safe. Only customers with a confirmed booking get in, only around their time, and you never have to share a door code that spreads beyond your customers. It's one piece of running an unmanned 24/7 golf simulator venue.
More on bay and door access, and how it works end to end in our access control guide.
Common questions
- Can every player on the booking open the door?
- Yes, players with an account can, as well as the person who booked.
- What if the lock doesn't respond?
- The customer sees a clear message and can try again. Put a contact number on the door for these moments.
- Do I need new hardware?
- You need a supported smart lock from one of these providers.